Gingerbread Cookies
Source of Recipe
Gold Medal
List of Ingredients
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup shortening
1/2 cup dark molasses
1/4 cup water
3/4 tsp salt
3/4 tsp ground ginger
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp ground allspice
2 1/2 cups all purpose flourRecipe
Beat sugar, shortening, molasses and water in a large bowl on low speed until blended. Beat on medium speed 1 minute. Stir in remaining ingredients.
Cover and refrigerate until chilled, 1 to 2 hours.
Heat the oven to 375.
Sprinkle a cloth covered surface lightly with flour; turn dough onto surface. Roll dough with a rolling pin until 1/4 in thick. Cut with a gingerbread kid cutter. Lift cookies carefully with a large spatula onto an ungreased cookie sheet.
Bake until set, 8 to 10 minutes. Let cookies cool 3 minutes, then carefully remove from cookie sheet with a spatula. Cool; decorate with frosting.
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